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How India became the world's biggest AI lab, and not an architect

Daybreak

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Episode  ·  13:09  ·  Dec 16, 2025

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India has the engineers, the users, and the ambition to be an AI superpower. But as OpenAI floods the market at ₹399/month, Google invests $15 billion, and global giants harvest Indian data, a critical question emerges: Will India settle for being the world's largest AI user, or can it become a builder that matters?From DeepSeek's $6M shock to the race for AI sovereignty, we connect the dots on India's AI moment—and what could be next.Tune in. Episodes mentioned: Deepseek: Spotify | Apple | Youtube ChatGPT 399 Plan: Spotify | Apple | YoutubeIndia's Sovereign AI: Spotify | Apple | YoutubeDeloitte's AI blunder: Spotify | Apple | YoutubeAI Browsers: Spotify | Apple | YoutubeWhy AI minds are refusing big bucks: Spotify | Apple | YoutubeCall Centres are being rewritten by AI: Spotify | Apple | YoutubeWrite to us with your thoughts at podcast@the-ken.com! Daybreak is produced from the newsroom of The Ken, India’s first subscriber-only business news platform. Subscribe for more exclusive, deeply-reported, and analytical business stories.

13m 9s  ·  Dec 16, 2025

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